Heller's surfing adventure took him to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, where he became more aware of some serious environmental issues threatening the world's oceans.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"We watched them and we have interrogated them, we have looked at their computers and the electronic data and the maps that they had and the E-mails have been checked, the mobile details have been received and everything points out to that they were about to commit some serious crime."

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"They're not quite there yet. There have been some serious efforts to deal with a combination of long-standing problems in the auto industry and the current crisis which has seen the market for new cars drop from 14 million [vehicles in annual sales to nine million.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"I think that there will be a refocusing of how the UK can operate within Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also there will be some serious questions about whether or not the UK can maintain this expeditionary role" TV debates, a first in British politics, have thrust the outsider Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats into the role of kingmaker in a close election.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

There should be some sense by the end of the year,he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

The agency notes that many medicines to treat the disease have serious side effects while some carry risks.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Some of the most serious government attacks on personal rights took place in nineteen nineteen and nineteen twenty.

VOA: special.2010.12.09

Some Arizona officials blame smugglers for a serious problem with kidnappings in the Phoenix area.

VOA: special.2010.07.03

Some critics think Mark Twain's later works were more serious because of his sadness.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

Afterwards,Tomas Ojea Quintana told reporters that the human rights situation in Burma remains "serious" and "alarming," and that it has worsened in some areas.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

For serious action fans, this convention is as close as some will get to meeting their real-life super heroes - or just acting like one.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Some argue it is diverting discussion from more serious problems, like the economy.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Although there are some people that do get fatalities and serious illnesses."

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

Some believe vaccines can cause serious health problems.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18